hand-coding
nounUK /ˈhændˌkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈhændˌkoʊdɪŋ/
Writing computer code by hand instead of letting a machine or tool do it.
She did the hand-coding herself to make sure every line worked exactly right.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Marking data or labels by hand rather than with a machine.
The survey team used hand-coding to sort the paper forms.
3. In statistics, assigning categories to answers manually.
Hand-coding the open-ended responses took the researchers a week.
4. Building something by hand rather than with automation.
The old factory still relies on hand-coding for its labels.